June 2016 Archives - Page 6 of 6

Set your sights on North Carolina’s river-run flatfish.

River-run flatfish – Flounder fishing takes off in June in the lower Cape Fear River

When Amanda King arrived in Wilmington a while back to attend college, she knew the Cape Fear coast was a special place and that she would probably be staying. She wound up working at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher running their surf-fishing seminars and similar projects, and doubling as a fishing guide who specializes in leading ladies and kids on trips exploring the Cape Fear River downstream from Wilmington to Southport from her Carolina Beach home.

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A coyote bounty program that would have put up to $1000 in the pockets of hunters who shoot a tagged coyote recently hit a political roadblock.

Keep your hands off coyote bounty cash

Dan Kibler

Once again, some folks in the state legislature have made a decision that’s short-sighted at best and downright stupid at worst. […]

Bigger flounder are more commonly caught around nearshore reefs and livebottom along North Carolina’s coastline.

Big water, big flounder – The reefs and wrecks off North Carolina’s Topsail Island hold plenty of big flounder

Dusty Wilson

Short flounder got you down? Tired of busting your hump to catch a keeper? You may need a change of scenery.

A good GPS and reliable coordinates for the artificial reefs and live bottoms off New Topsail and New River inlets will steer you in the right direction — to flounder that are more likely to be keepers and possibly the biggest you’ve ever caught.

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Flounder like this one caught by Sinton Anderson don’t have to be accidents; a few tips can help fishermen target flatfish.

Go flat-out for flounder in South Carolina’s Lowcountry

John Gribb

Warm breezes, sunny skies, reasonable temperatures; everybody loves floating the creeks, inlets and bays around Beaufort and Hilton Head in June.

Cobia, speckled trout and spot-tail bass — aka redfish — are all actively feeding right now, but for those people who love the taste of flaky, white fillets, there is hardly a better piscatorial target than the feisty southern or summer flounder.

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